Geodesy – Third Cycle
Third-cycle studies in Geodesy at the Faculty of Civil Engineering – Skopje were organised for the first time in the academic year 2021/2022. The main objective of the third-cycle study programme in Geodesy is to offer advanced multidisciplinary knowledge in the field of geodesy and its key areas and sub-areas.
The Head of the Council for Doctoral Studies in Geodesy is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zlatko Bogdanovski.
Study programme card – Geodesy
| Type of programme | Doctoral studies in Geodesy (third cycle) | |
| Name of the study
programme | Macedonian | Third cycle – doctoral studies in Geodesy Geodesy |
| English | Third cycle – PhD studies in Geodesy | |
| Acronym | GD | |
| Proposing
institution | Faculty of Civil Engineering,
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopjeот „Св.Кирил и Методиј” во Скопје | |
| Duration | 3 years (6 semesters) | |
| European credits (ECTS) | 180 credits
1. Research training and education – 42 ECTS credits 2. Doctoral dissertation – 138 ECTS credits
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| Language | Macedonian – English | |
| Title of the degree | Macedonian | Doctor of Technical Sciences |
| English | Doctor of Technical Sciencies | |
The third-cycle study programme in Geodesy is organised, in terms of workload, in accordance with the Law on Higher Education and the Regulations for third-cycle studies at UKIM. The study programme consists of two main parts:
- Research training and education amounting to 42 ECTS - credits.
- Preparation of a doctoral project proposal, research, participation in annual conferences and seminars, mobility, participation in international meetings, and preparation and defence of the doctoral dissertation, amounting to 138 ECTS - credits.
Research Training and Education
The organised academic training in research and publishing of results consists of three courses for acquiring generic research knowledge and skills, amounting to 12 ECTS credits, namely:
- Ethics in Scientific Research (3 ECTS);
- Methodology of Scientific Research (3 ECTS);
- One course from the list of elective courses of the third group of courses for acquiring generic research knowledge and skills – the University list of elective courses for third-cycle studies (6 ECTS).
The education part comprises courses from the field and the broader and narrower areas of research, amounting to 30 ECTS credits.
The courses in the Education part of the third-cycle study programme in Geodesy are divided into three groups:
- Group A – courses in the fields of mathematics and informatics;
- Group B – courses from the broader area of research; and
- Group C – courses from the narrower area of research.
Activities in the first semester of doctoral studies
| 1 Semester | ||||||
| No. | Code | Type of course | НCourse | European credits (ECTS) | Classification
according to the Law on Higher Education | |
| 1 | 1.1 | Compulsory | Ethics in Scientific Research | 3 | Academic training | |
| 2 | 1.2 | Compulsory | Methodology of Scientific Research | 3 | Academic training | |
| 3 | 1.3 | Elective | Course for acquiring generic research knowledge and skills from the university list of elective courses | 6 | Academic training | |
| 4 | 1.4 | Elective | Course for acquiring advanced knowledge from Group A | 6 | Academic training | |
| 5 | 1.5 | Elective | Course for acquiring advanced knowledge from Group B | 6 | Academic training | |
| 6 | 1.6 | Elective | Course for acquiring advanced knowledge from Group C | 6 | Academic training | |
| Total: | 30 | |||||
Activities in the second semester of doctoral studies
| 2 Semester | ||||||
| No. | Code | Type of course | НCourse | European credits (ECTS) | Classification
according to the Law on Higher Education | |
| 1 | 2.1 | Elective | Course for acquiring advanced knowledge from Group C | 6 | Academic training | |
| 2 | 2.2 | Elective | Course for acquiring advanced knowledge from Group C | 6 | Academic training | |
| 3 | 2.3 | Compulsory | Research work under mentorship (preparation of a project proposal for the doctoral thesis) | 14 | Independent research project under mentorship | |
| 4 | 2.4 | Compulsory | First annual conference | 4 | Lectures and other communication activities | |
| Total: | 30 | |||||
As noted above, the education part amounts to 30 ECTS credits and comprises five courses, which the candidate selects in agreement with the mentor:
- One course from Group A, from the fields of mathematics and informatics; (Depending on the candidate's needs and in agreement with the mentor, the course in mathematics and informatics may be taken at another unit of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, at another public university, or at universities in Europe and worldwide with which the University has concluded bilateral cooperation agreements).
- One course from Group B, from the broader area of research; and
- Three courses from Group C, from the narrower area of research.
The education is delivered by the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Skopje. Part of the education, at the candidate's choice and with the mentor's consent, may be delivered at another unit of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, at another public university, or at universities in Europe and worldwide with which UKIM has concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Аctive research work and preparation of the doctoral dissertation
In the second semester, beginning with the preparation of the project proposal for the doctoral thesis, the candidate starts work on the doctoral dissertation, which comprises the following activities:
- an independent research project for the preparation of the doctoral thesis under mentorship (doctoral project), comprising research work under mentorship and submission of a doctoral project proposal, valued at 41 ECTS credits;
- international mobility, a stay of at least one week, valued at 6 ECTS credits;
- lectures and other communication activities, including participation in seminars and conferences, valued at 18 ECTS credits;
- publication in reference scientific publications and active participation in international meetings related to the doctoral thesis, valued at 27 ECTS credits;
- preparation and public defence of the doctoral thesis based on the doctoral project, valued at 46 ECTS credits.
Activities in the third semester of doctoral studies
| 3 Semester | ||||||
| No. | Code | Type of course | НCourse | European credits (ECTS) | Classification
according to the Law on Higher Education | |
| 1 | 3.1 | Compulsory | Doctoral project proposal | 27 | Independent research project under mentorship | |
| 2 | 3.2 | Compulsory | First doctoral seminar | 3 | Lectures and other communication activities | |
| Total: | 30 | |||||
Activities in the fourth semester of doctoral studies
| 4 Semester | ||||||
| No. | Code | Type of course | НCourse | European credits (ECTS) | Classification
according to the Law on Higher Education | |
| 1 | 4.1 | Compulsory | Preparation of the doctoral thesis | 20 | Preparation and public defence of the doctoral thesis based on the doctoral project | |
| 2 | 4.2 | Compulsory | International mobility | 6 | International mobility | |
| 3 | 4.3 | Compulsory | Second annual conference | 4 | Lectures and other communication activities | |
| Total: | 30 | |||||
Activities in the fifth semester of doctoral studies
| 5 Semester | ||||||
| No. | Code | Type of course | НCourse | European credits (ECTS) | Classification
according to the Law on Higher Education | |
| 1 | 5.1 | Compulsory | Activities for publishing two papers in a reference scientific publication | 20 | Publication in reference scientific publications and active participation in international meetings related to the doctoral thesis | |
| 2 | 5.2 | Compulsory | Participation in an international meeting | 7 | Publication in reference scientific publications and active participation in international meetings related to the doctoral thesis | |
| 3 | 5.3 | Compulsory | Second doctoral seminar | 3 | Lectures and other communication activities | |
| Total: | 30 | |||||
Activities in the sixth semester of doctoral studies
| 6 Semester | ||||||
| No. | Code | Type of course | НCourse | European credits (ECTS) | Classification
according to the Law on Higher Education | |
| 1 | 6.1 | Compulsory | Third annual conference | 4 | Lectures and other communication activities | |
| 2 | 6.2 | Compulsory | Defence of the doctoral thesis | 26 | Preparation and public defence of the doctoral thesis based on the doctoral project | |
| Total: | 30 | |||||
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